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From: Graham Stretch <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>
> I can't debate the point on a drum brake stopping a car just as well as
> discs, I would question whether this held true in the rain or after passing
> through standing water. The main advantage of discs is the repeatability of
> stopping several times in quick succession, and the availability of linings.
> Stock linings may stop equally well, but how about Green Stuff for Herald
> front drums, I know it is available for the Disc pads, and I'll wager that
> will always beat drums?
Hi Graham,
I've never had any problems with passing through standing water on a drum
braked Herald, but I agree about it's potential. As regards green stuff pads,
I'm fortunate enough to have reasonable stocks of asbestos linings for my own
cars - I can't sell them legally, so I may as well use them on my own
vehicles! The modern non-asbestos linings for the front drums have actually
become very expensive, a justification for a disc conversion in it's own right.
I won't argue that discs are not a better solution, but drums aren't something
worth getting paranoid about - they are still a good and effective braking
system on a correctly maintained Herald.
Cheers,
Bill.
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